way; method; means; resource; course
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
town; city; municipal; urban
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be erected; to be built
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
quantity over quality; quantity before quality
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
not limited to; not just ...
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
killing two birds with one stone
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
well-known store; famous shop
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
in accordance with; according to
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
one's post; place of work; workplace
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no